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On agreeing to the Nolan amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nolan Amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Nolan, numbered 14 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to require the Secretary to conduct a study of the status of the project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration for the Muddy River authorized by WRDA 2000. The Secretary is required to submit a report to Congress describing the study and reasons for deauthorizing the project.

On agreeing to the Sanford amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanford Amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Sanford, numbered 13 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to ensure timely payback for advanced funds paid for by a non-federal sponsor.

On agreeing to the Soto amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 12 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to direct the GAO to specifically consider trough bars, coastal wetlands and barrier coral reefs for their study on the feasibility of projects for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration.

On agreeing to the Jayapal amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal Amendment No. 11.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jayapal, numbered 11 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to add to a GAO study consideration of how changes to the navigation industry workforce with which the Army Corps of Engineers collaborates may affect safety and operations within the navigation industry.

On agreeing to the Krishnamoorthi amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Woodall asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 8 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 918, the amendment by Mr. Moulton now at the desk be considered as though printed as the last amendment printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 and be debatable for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Krishnamoorthi Amendment No. 10.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi, numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to require the Comptroller of the United States to provide recommendations to improve the capacity and preparedness of the Corp of Engineers workforce.

On agreeing to the Soto amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 8 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 918, the following amendments printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 may be considered out of sequence: Amendments numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 9.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Soto, numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to add universities to the list of entities that the Secretary of the Army Corps should consider when submitting a report to Congress on the use of innovative materials in water resource development projects.